January 5, 2022
Glenda Simms, first Black woman to head a federal agency
By Andrew Cardozo
Glenda Simms, first Black woman to head a federal agency Dr. Glenda Simms was the first Black woman to lead a federal agency when she was appointed President of the Canadian Advisory Council on the Status of Women. She passed away on December 31, 2021.
Report on AGENDA 2022 – Conference
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Report on #AGENDA2022 Priorities for the new Parliament and Government Priorités pour le nouveau Parlement et le nouveau gouvernement December 6-8, 2021 / 6-8 décembre 2021 Canada has a new Parliament and Government. There are many critical issues that
December 24, 2021
Guaranteed Livable Basic Income: Making it Affordable! (Hunsley)
By Terrance Hunsley, Editor, SocialCanada.org, and Senior Fellow, The Pearson Centre
The coordinated actions of MP Leah Gazan and Senator Kim Pate are brilliant. They each tabled members’ bills in Parliament and the Senate proposing Guaranteed Livable Basic Income for the nation. They propose that a guaranteed income, based on the actu
November 28, 2021
Will the Left Kill Basic Income (again)?
By Terrance Hunsley
From SocialCanada.orgWhen the NDP gained power in BC in 2017, to fulfill a promise to the Green Party, they commissioned three academics as an expert group to study whether the province should adopt a Basic Income strategy and perhaps run a pilot project. In January of th
October 25, 2021
Canada & Global Vax Inequity (Nair)
By Ashwin Nair
WHAT CANADA NEEDS TO DO ABOUT GLOBAL VACCINE INEQUITY As the country recovers from a third wave of COVID-19 infections, vaccinations have been ramping up. Canada now leads the world in terms of the share of the population vaccinated with at least one d
October 25, 2021
New Cabinet considerations (Cardozo)
By Andrew Cardozo
From Originally published in Hill TimesTrudeau has plenty of fresh faces, proven talent to address clear gaps in his cabinet By ANDREW CARDOZO OCTOBER 1, 2021 Don’t expect too many departures, but expect some renewal as he puts forward a fresh new face on his six-year-old government ready t
October 4, 2021
How Justin Trudeau became Lester Pearson (Cohen)
By Andrew Cohen
How Justin Trudeau became Lester Pearson by ANDREW COHEN First published in THE GLOBE AND MAIL OCTOBER 2, 2021 Andrew Cohen is a journalist, professor at Carleton University, author of Extraordinary Canadians: Lester B. Pearson and co-editor (with J.L.
September 26, 2021
A strong Liberal Govt should get moving (Cardozo)
By Andrew Cardozo
Trudeau’s position strengthened to do the big things While all five parties have roughly the same number of the seats as they had before the election, the dynamics and relevant strength have changed. In April 2013, days after Justin Trudeau became lead
September 6, 2021
Could Politicians Reset the Playing Field for Low Wage Workers?
By Terrance Hunsley
We really need a policy on work and income. Automation, robotization and AI may change things in the future, but so far, our society is organized around people working to support themselves and their family, and to contribute to the costs of a humane
August 30, 2021
Parties Should be Precise on SENIORS CARE (Hunsley)
By Terrance Hunsley
The pandemic made Canadians aware of both the inadequacy of long term care facilities and services and of the tsunami of service needs sweeping over us as the baby boom turns 75. While most of Canada’s seniors are living in relative good health and con
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